The Woodburner's Companion: Practical Ways of Heating With Wood Book

	Foreword	vii
	Introduction	ix
1	Fuel of the Future?	1
	Is wood heat economically viable?	3
	Is wood heat environmentally defensible?	4
	Who should burn wood?	6
2	The Heating Value of Wood?	11
	Heat from different kinds of wood	13
	Wood compared to other fuels	13
	Efficiencies of different kinds of fuel systems	16
3	Strategies for Using Wood	17
	Wood as the sole source of heat	18
	Wood as the primary source of heat	18
	Wood as supplementary heat	18
	Wood as an emergency back-up heat source	19
4	Equipment and Techniques	20
	Airtight woodstoves	21
	Catalytic woodstoves	22
	High-tech woodstoves	22
	Fireplace stoves	24
	Wood furnaces and boilers	26
	Outdoor boilers	28
	Fireplaces	29
	Masonry heaters	32
	Pellet stoves	34
	Stove installation	36
	Stove operation	43
5	Chimneys	51
	New construction	51
	Modern chimneys	56
	Old chimneys	57
	Lining Chimneys	59
6	Chimney Cleaning	65
	What is creosote?	65
	Chimney fires	66
	When to clean your chimney	67
	Chimney cleaning options	71
	How to clean your own chimney	74
	Hiring a chimney sweep	86
7	Troubleshooting Chimney Problems	89
	How a chimney works	89
	Diagnosing chimney problems	90
	Mechanical problems of stoves	94
	What to do in a chimney Fire	96
	Water problems	98
8	The Woodpile	99
	Firewood economics	100
	Getting your wood	101
	Buying firewood	105
	Splitting Wood	110
	Storing and seasoning firewood	115
Appendix 1	Safety Checklist	123
Appendix 2	Cooking on a Woodstove	125
	Bibliography and Sources	127
	Index	129